brawler

Variant of brawl

intransitive verb

  1. to quarrel or fight noisily
  2. to flow noisily over rapids, falls, etc.: said of water

Origin: ME braulen, to cry out, quarrel; prob. akin to Du brallen, to boast

noun

  1. a rough, noisy quarrel or fight; row
  2. Slang a noisy, drunken party

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